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It might be different for robots with torque-ier drivetrains which have a lower top speed, but for us it usually makes more sense to make a lap rather than get the ball since the amount of finagling you'd have to do to go get the ball then go takes not much less time than going another lap and getting it the second time around. Also, there's often another ball to knock off, so you're going to go get the other ball off first anyhow.

I'm sure other people have had other experiences.

-q